I sometimes think I think too much.
If there's one thing I know about stories, it's that stories bring people together. Stories travel, by word of mouth, by self discovery. They're those books you find in the library, and those songs you hear on your playlists. It's that feeling you get, when you find out that other people have read or seen that story you loved, and that they love it, too. I'm not talking about online, but in real life.
A couple years ago, I fell upon the world of shonen-ai through this beautiful story. And you know, I didn't think anybody else I knew would read something like that. Some of my friends just seemed like they wouldn't ever touch this sort of genre. In truth, I was still in a dubious phase at that point in time. But to my surprise, I found two other people that read and loved Arcana just as much as I did. Guys. o_0 Now, perhaps that doesn't matter so much now, but I thought then that the fact was rather significant. Though I didn't know these people very well, I thought it was pretty cool how that story acted as a connection from me to them. I don't think they know each other at all, either; it's that crazy.
I started thinking about stories, and why authors wrote them. I thought about the stories I loved, and how good they must be, to draw readers to read them. I thought that, someday, I wanted to do something like that. I want to draw or write a story that someday brings people together, like Arcana did for me. Maybe, someday, someone will say to someone else at school, or work, or anywhere else, "Oh, you read that, too?" and maybe make a friend. And if that inspires someone else to someday try writing a story that has the same effect on people, then that's good. Simply, simply good.
I love stories because they have the potential to do something that incredible.
A couple years ago, I fell upon the world of shonen-ai through this beautiful story. And you know, I didn't think anybody else I knew would read something like that. Some of my friends just seemed like they wouldn't ever touch this sort of genre. In truth, I was still in a dubious phase at that point in time. But to my surprise, I found two other people that read and loved Arcana just as much as I did. Guys. o_0 Now, perhaps that doesn't matter so much now, but I thought then that the fact was rather significant. Though I didn't know these people very well, I thought it was pretty cool how that story acted as a connection from me to them. I don't think they know each other at all, either; it's that crazy.
I started thinking about stories, and why authors wrote them. I thought about the stories I loved, and how good they must be, to draw readers to read them. I thought that, someday, I wanted to do something like that. I want to draw or write a story that someday brings people together, like Arcana did for me. Maybe, someday, someone will say to someone else at school, or work, or anywhere else, "Oh, you read that, too?" and maybe make a friend. And if that inspires someone else to someday try writing a story that has the same effect on people, then that's good. Simply, simply good.
I love stories because they have the potential to do something that incredible.